April 29, 2013

Objective: Identify how the United States responded to the Cold War on the Home front

Daily Journal: Do you think that punishment should be for those who spy against the United States?



Agenda
Daily Question
Current Events
Blow the Roof Off Timeline
Lecture on Cold War with Notes
Clips During Lecture:
Sputnik Clip
Atomic Bomb Clip
Story of US- 1950's fill in Video Notes

April 25, 2013

Objective: Identify the impact of the Korean War

Daily Question: How should America treat POW's -prisoners of war?

Daily Agenda
Current Event
Daily Question
Discussion on Korean War
Truman Sacks MacArthur http://www.history.com/topics/korean-war/videos#truman-sacks-general-macarthur
Eisenhower For President http://www.history.com/topics/korean-war/videos#dwight-eisenhower-leads-america-in-war--peace
Story of US: SuperPowers

April 23, 2013

Objective: Identify how the Cold War started in the United States and who was involved.

Daily Question:Tell me everything you know about the Cold War and the 1950's

Agenda
Current Event
Daily Question
Running Timeline
Cold War Lecture with Notes
Cold War Videos

April 16, 2013

Objective; Assessment knowledge  of WWII.

Daily Prompt: How do you think the Government and America should and will react to the bombing at the Boston Marathon?

Agenda 
Daily Prompt
Current Event: Boston Marathon Bombing
Take a few minutes to gather the following classwork and place in the following order:
Staple Grading Rubric to the front sheet
WWII Packet:
1. WWII Guided Lecture Notes
2. WWII Review Game/Movie Clips
3. Pearl Harbor Gallery Walk
4. WWII Activity Books
5. American Isolationism Debate
6. Atomic Bomb Video Notes

WWII Exam

KWL's  for the Cold War

April 15, 2013

Objective: Identify gaps in understanding on WWII for Unit Exam 

Daily Prompt; What were four of the most interesting or new topics that you learned about WWII?


Agenda 
Current Event
Daily Prompt
Review Game -Snowball Fight
Movie Clip on WWII
D-Day Deceptions: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/videos#d-day-deception
Hitlers Military Blunders http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/videos#hitlers-military-blunders
Double Agents of WWII-http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/videos#wwii-spy-strategy
Japanese Internment
Polish Jewish Ghettos
Review Game- Depending on Class Work

March 11, 2013

Objective: Identify how the US responded at home to war.

Daily Question: List three things of the most important things in your life. What would you be willing to do to keep them?

Agenda 
Daily Question
Current Event
Word/Concept Swap Review
The Bomb Movie with Questions
Chapter 17 Section 4 Lecture with Guided Notes
Pass The Paper Activity

Homework /Map of Europe Due TEST DAY  - Wednesday March 18

March 9, 2013

Objective: Identify tactics and battles that were used by the Americans in WWII in the Pacific Ocean with Japanese. 

Daily Prompt: How do you think American would respond to another Pearl Harbor style attack?

Agenda
Current Event
Daily Prompt
Review of WWII- Link up Activity
Ch 17 Section 3 Notes: War in the Pacific
Doolitte's  Raid Movie Clip
 Battle of Midway:
 http://www.history.com/topics/battle-of-midway/videos#the-first-f-6f-hellcat-ace
Japanese Kamikaze Movie Clip
Japanese Attack on Okinawa
 http://www.history.com/topics/battle-of-midway/videos#the-first-f-6f-hellcat-ace

True/False Review